From: daviderl31@yahoo.com   
      
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   Why The 'Buffy' Reboot News Has Original Show Star Emma Caulfield So   
   Conflicted   
      
           By EMMA CAULFIELD FORD   
      
   As the saying goes, "everything old is new again." I think about this every   
   time I Botox my forehead, or when I put new covers on my pillows, or when I   
   get my teeth whitened. I also think about it whenever I hear of yet another   
   reboot in the works for a movie or television show. Unlike the former   
   examples, these reboots tend to elicit negative responses from me:   
   “Ugh, why?”   
   “It was perfect before.”   
   “Seriously? I know writers who have great new ideas. Why not make a show   
   about those?”   
   “Man, Hollywood is the worst.”   
   “They're remaking Mary Poppins?! And Ghostbusters?! And Dirty Dancing?! And   
   Footloose?! What's next? A reboot of Buffy The Vampire   
   "Ha ha, that will never happen.... (wait, they're what?!)"   
      
   Yup, a Buffy reboot (or at least a show set in the same universe, with a new   
   slayer) is happening, and as an actor on the original show, I have mixed   
   feelings, to say the least. Upon first hearing the news in July, I responded   
   with, perhaps, a stronger opinion than I have with other reboots. After all,   
   little information about what the series would look like was given at the   
   time, so I had only my general feelings on reboots and my personal history   
   to go on — and my history with Buffy, of course, runs deep, since I played   
   Anya on the series.   
      
   Buffy is part of my past — my very "hands-on, I actually helped to make it"   
   past. I view that show as a sort of perfect circle: itʼs not perfect,   
   perfect, as perfect circles are nearly impossible for humans to make without   
   assistance, but I think Buffy got as close as a series could get. And look,   
   I could understand remaking, re-imagining, re-tooling, or re-fucking with a   
   show whose concept was awesome but which fell apart in its execution; take   
   Battlestar Galactica for example, a show from the '80s that became way   
   better when it was remade in the early 2000s. But Buffy is no OG-BSG, and as   
   such, a reboot just isn't necessary.   
      
   Is it impossible for me to be objective when it comes to Buffy, though,   
   because I was on the show? Perhaps. After all, I myself am not a perfect   
   circle, but instead a human being with an ego and a trunk full of memories.   
   But if I lack objectivity, I am aided by the litany of “Best Ofʼs and “All   
   Timeʼs” and other accolades from critics worldwide that Buffy received   
   during and after its run. Buffy was a beloved show, and for an actor, being   
   in a show so applauded is a pretty freakin' cool thing — and not something   
   to be messed with.   
      
   So perhaps quite selfishly, I want Buffy to remain like a fly encased in   
   amber. I donʼt need 'Buffy Park' to open on a private island, so the world   
   can see cloned Buffys come to life. It might seem like a good idea at the   
   time — "Buffy and the Scooby Gang are back, kids, and this time itʼs even   
   better, because there's HD and 'skip the intro' and gluten-free snacks!" —   
   but instead of Buffy and Co. going primal and eating the tourists,   
   Hollywoodʼs greed and lack of imagination will slowly devour their souls.   
      
   But alas, the reboot is moving forward. And, as new information comes to   
   light, like the tweet from the show's writer about not replacing the   
   original characters, I'm trying to check my emotions and focus more on   
   facts. As a result, I have had new, more rational thoughts circulating in my   
   mind grapes.   
   They go something like this: “Joss 'Near-Perfect Circle' Whedon is involved,   
   so itʼs probably going to be great."   
   And: “Trust and verify Emma. Calm down.”   
   And, of course: “Too bad Anya died, cause TV show money is no joke. HA.   
   Thatʼs such an Anya thing to say! You can take the Anya out of the Emma, but   
   you canʼt take the Emma out of the Anya! Or is it the other way around?"   
      
   And then there are these thoughts: “Would I ever reprise my character if   
   asked? Wait, why ask yourself a question like that, Emma? No one is asking   
   you to come back!”   
   And: "The reboot's showrunner Monica Owusua Breen didnʼt even mention you in   
   her tweet about Buffy. She mentioned everyone else, however..."   
   And: "For real, Emma, why give this another thought? Because you were asked   
   how you feel about it girl, thatʼs why!”   
   And: “It looks like the new Buffy is to be a sequel! James Cameronʼs Aliens   
   was a sequel! Aliens is my all time favorite movie! Go sequels!"   
   And: “It would be refreshing to see people of color in a nearly all-white   
   Buffy-Verse!”   
   And: "Maybe new blood in the institution that is Buffy would garner new   
   appreciation for a timeless classic?”   
      
      
   As the saying goes, “Time will tell.” I am proud of my past work on Buffy,   
   and it will forever remain a gem in my creative endeavors. Every now and   
   then, I will do a convention and get reminded of the impact I made on fans,   
   playing Anya on a brilliant show named Buffy. No matter what happens with   
   the reboot, I will continue to perfect my own circle. Iʼll never tell how   
   far off I am.   
      
      
   David   
      
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